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Two Upper Valley towns ask voters for local option tax
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
HARTFORD — Facing rising costs of operation that are driving up property tax rates, two Upper Valley towns are asking voters to approve a 1% local options tax to augment municipal revenues.
Hanover hires from within for new police chief
HANOVER — Out of 22 applicants from across the country, Hanover chose its second-in-command as the town’s new chief of police.
A second incarcerated man dies at Springfield, Vt., prison in less than a month
By OLIVIA GIEGER
Michael Myers, a 51-year-old incarcerated man at the Southern State Correctional Facility died Monday morning, according to releases from the Vermont State Police and Department of Corrections.
Dartmouth immigration policies remain the same; students seeking support
By OLIVIA RICHARDSON
Dartmouth College says it isn’t changing any of its policies in response to recent changes in federal immigration enforcement, but it is taking other steps to support members of its community who could be affected.
‘They’re just that good.’ Cryptocurrency scams on the rise in NH
By TODD BOOKMAN
Police in Hampton, N.H., are responding to a wave of recent complaints from residents who have fallen victim to cryptocurrency scams and say that the scammers’ level of sophistication and organization are concerning.
Vandalism proves costly for two Newport men
By JOHN LIPPMAN
NEWPORT — A vandalism spree in which car tires were slashed, bus windows smashed and racist slurs spray painted on a homeowner’s car, garage and fence has turned out to be very costly for two Newport men.
Plan afoot to relocate Windsor Diner to alternate Main Street lot
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
WINDSOR — When Theresa Taylor closed the Windsor Diner in mid-January, she knew that the diner’s basement kitchen needed a new concrete floor and a furnace.
Judge rejects effort to block noncitizen voting in Burlington
By AUDITI GUHA
A Vermont judge has thrown out a lawsuit backed by a national conservative group that tried to block noncitizen voting in Burlington.
NH doctors warn against bill that could gut childhood vaccine-buying program
By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH
Doctors, nurses and other public health professionals are speaking out against a bill that would dismantle New Hampshire's universal childhood vaccine purchasing program, saying it would increase barriers to vaccination and put kids’ health at risk.
Leader of cultlike Zizians linked to 6 killings ordered held without bail in Maryland
By LEA SKENE, HOLLY RAMER and PATRICK WHITTLE
CUMBERLAND, Md. — A Maryland court on Tuesday ordered a blogger known as Ziz who leads a cultlike group connected to six killings held without bail.
Elevated PCB levels at Hartford High and tech center require remediation
By CHRISTINA DOLAN
HARTFORD — The school district faces extensive and costly remediation of several areas of the high school and career and technical center due to elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls, commonly known as PCBs, according to recently completed environmental testing.
Want to get paid to leave your hayfield alone? This project to help birds has a grant for you.
By MARA HOPLAMAZIAN
New Hampshire farmers can now apply for funding in exchange for leaving their hayfields alone in the early summer.
Transitions underway at West Lebanon’s Powerhouse Mall
By ELLE MULLER
WEST LEBANON — Two days after Christmas in late December, a mechanical failure in a tenant space at the Powerhouse Mall caused flooding that damaged the flooring in the main lobby and hallway of the first floor, and two tenant spaces.
‘The need is now’: Winooski approves ‘sanctuary school’ policy
By AUDITI GUHA
Vermont’s most diverse school district on Wednesday night became the first in Vermont to pass a sanctuary school policy to protect students and families from the impact of federal immigration enforcement actions, according to its superintendent.
Federal funding cuts could imperil medical research, NH institutions warn
By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH
Leaders at Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Health say planned cuts to federal research grants could undermine advances in cancer treatment, Alzheimer’s research, rural health and other areas of medicine.
NH voters can now cap school spending on each student. Most are saying no.
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
Voters have a new tool for controlling school spending. Under a law that took effect in October, they have the option to cap how much districts spend for each individual student — rather than voting on the district budget as a whole.
Democrats impatient over slow rollout of governor’s education plan as fault lines develop
By ETHAN WEINSTEIN
Gov. Phil Scott’s education reform ideas have absorbed much of the Legislature’s attention, but lawmakers are growing impatient with his administration for not yet introducing a bill with all the details.
Ice climber injured in avalanche in Franconia Notch State Park
By TODD BOOKMAN
An avalanche shortly after noon on Sunday swept an ice climber approximately 300 feet in Franconia Notch State Park.
Proposed NH law says: This spud’s not for you, boater
By DAVID BROOKS
Boaters trying to create an extra mooring spot on New Hampshire lakes may soon find that their spud’s a dud.
Flu activity is high in NH
By PAUL CUNO-BOOTH
New Hampshire health officials say the flu is widespread and circulating in every part of the state.
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